Contract Manager
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,500 to £49,020 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 June 2025 |
| Location: | Weybridge |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 405587/1 |
Summary
Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the realm of contract management? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
The Contract Management Team (CMT) provides APHA with expertise to ensure the Agency robustly manages its external contracts throughout the contract lifecycle, from contract design, to procurement, to ongoing operational and performance management, and regular review.
CMT is essentially an enabling team, working alongside and with operational/technical leads from business areas across the Agency to commission and facilitate new procurements, support the ongoing management of contracts, and provide assurance to APHA’s leadership team. The team ensures that all contracts deliver upon service requirements, adhere to terms and conditions, and are managed commercially to extract maximum value for money.
The Agency’s contract portfolio includes circa 280 ongoing contracts and frameworks, equating to over £900 million lifetime value.
The team manages APHA’s relationship with Defra Group Commercial, Crown Commercial Service, the Cabinet Office and Defra Legal for all contractual matters. CMT also directly manages APHA’s use of Defra-wide and cross-Government contracts and frameworks, including the liaison with Defra Group Fleet Services for the Agency’s lease car scheme, and the Agency’s GPC policy and associated management.
CMT olds strategic responsibility for APHA’s relationship with all external suppliers, sets the standard for contract management and commercial behaviours across the Agency, and ensures efficient and effective management throughout the contract lifecycle.
CMT is a friendly, close-knit and dedicated team with a culture of mutual support across all levels. Everyone works with independence, initiative and empowerment, but also with a keenness to support one another with whatever range of challenges arise.
The role involves a high degree of co-ordination across internal business areas, other Government organisations, external suppliers and other stakeholders, providing professional contract management and commercial advice to senior leaders across APHA. APHA’s contract requirements are frequently highly complex and sensitive in nature, working with specialised supplier markets where there may be few providers and a high degree of interdependency with suppliers. Contract Managers will:
- Deputise for the Head or Deputy Head of Contract Management and contribute to the overall management and performance of the CMT;
- Manage a defined portfolio of contracts in partnership with operational/technical leads within business areas across the Agency, ensuring contractual risks and issues are carefully managed and mitigated, successful operational and financial performance, and ensuring overall contract compliance is monitored and reported on effectively;
- Facilitate new procurement activity and contract changes within your portfolio, working with Defra Group Commercial to agree appropriate ‘routes to market’ and input to procurement strategies;
- Implement best practice contract management and commercial approach across APHA, aligned with Cabinet Office and Defra policies and guidance;
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with both external suppliers, internal operational / technical leads, Defra Group Commercial teams and other stakeholders, acting as a senior level interface;
- During a disease outbreak or other emergency situation, the whole of CMT is expected to work with operational leads and external suppliers to support the Agency’s response, including the need for out-of-hours working.
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